That was, in part, due to the Watchtower Society’s own policies, like the “Two-Witness rule,” which says church elders shouldn’t take seriously a victim’s account of abuse unless another person witnessed it. Even though the only other person around may have be the abuser himself… The Commission also said many of the abusers weren’t disciplined in any significant way. In some cases, they were even allowed to remain in the organization, giving them an opportunity to strike again.

The Catholic Church is awful when it comes to abuse. We know that. But the JWs have smaller numbers, so their systemic problems often go under the radar or unnoticed. This lawsuit could be one powerful way to rectify that.

(Image via Shutterstock. Thanks to Heather for the link. Portions of this article were published earlier)